Appendix D. Common LDAP Schema Elements

One of the benefits of LDAP compared to relational databases is that there is a substantial body of predefined schema elements, especially for managing user information. You can start adding data immediately to an LDAP server.

The standard LDAP schema elements are defined in RFC 2256, "A Summary of the X.500(96) User Schema for Use with LDAPv3"; RFC 2307, "An Approach for Using LDAP as a Network Information Service"; RFC 2247, "Using Domains in LDAP/X.500 Distinguished Names"; RFC 2377, "Naming Plan for Internet Directory-Enabled Applications"; and the Internet Draft "Definition of the inetOrgPerson LDAP Object Class." The lists that follow are not comprehensive; they contain only the most commonly used ...

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